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Thursday news

Casinos: A Nevada Casino is proving once again that it pays to have friends in high places. The Washington Times' John Solomon points to documents that suggest a well connected Las Vegas casino received special political favors.

Distance from Obamacare: With an election year now just a few weeks away, some Democratic lawmakers are looking to distance themselves from the increasingly unpopular healthcare law.

Sebelius on the hotseat: Members of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee grilled Secretary Sebelius once again on the disastrous rollout of the healthcare.gov website.

Christians in Egypt: Coptic Christians are still suffering persecution at the hands of radical Muslims in Egypt. Those injustices were the focus of recent House hearing.

Business/economy: TW&E’s Jim Henry reports that government regulators have finalized a new version of the Volcker Rule, which prohibits large banks from making certain risky investments.

‘The Christian World of the Hobbit’

On the eve of the release of the second Hobbit film, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, WORLD News Group’s Christina Darnell chats with Devin Brown, author of The Christian World of the Hobbit (Abingdon Press, 2012) and Hobbit Lessons: A Map for Life's Unexpected Journeys (Abingdon Press, 2013).